Working for Malfoy

Chapter 26: She Trusted Me

"The thing is, I have never felt this safe around Ron. I mean, yes he was my friend for years but he always sent off this vibe that made me a little uncomfortable when it's just the two of us." She said.

This really made me wonder if something hasn't happened before the war. I was opening my mouth to say something when she started talking again.

"It was during the Yule Ball. I was headed back to the common room when I pulled into an old broom closet. The smell of alcohol filled my nose when the door was closed. I couldn't see the person but I could feel them." She stopped and looked down at her lap. "That was the first time anyone had ever messed with me. I didn't scream out because I was scared. The person behind me said that we would continue this later. I knew he was drunk that night so I tried to brush it off and tell myself that he didn't know what he was doing, but a part of me wonders if he knew what he was doing but pretended he didn't." She sighed and looked out the window.

"You don't have to tell if you don't want to, but..."

"Ron. It was Ron." She cut me off.

I didn't say anything after that. How could someone do something like that to a girl that is so pure in heart and so innocent. She wouldn't hurt anyone if she could help it.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to burden you with this." She whispered. "I think I'll go back to my room now." She made to stand up but I grabbed her arm and gently pulled her back down onto the bed.

"You can tell me anything. You won't burden me with anything you have to say. If you need to talk, tell me and we will talk. Okay?" I asked.

She nodded. "You're the only person I have ever said that to."

I pulled her into a hug that she returned. "Thank you for listening."

"Your welcome." I smiled.

"You know how I said that I feel safe around you?" She pulled away to look at me. "Not only do I feel safe around you, I trust you as well. You have shown me that no matter what the situation may be, you will be there to listen to whatever I want to say. A lot of the stuff I have told you, I haven't even told Ginny or Harry. That is another sign that I trust you more than I trust them. If I'm being honest, it almost scares me."

"What scares you?" I asked.

"The fact that I have opened up to someone that is supposed to be my enemy about things my own family doesn't know about."

"Don't be scared. I'm not going to tell anyone anything you have told me."

"No, it's not that. It's that we have never actually gotten along. When we did talk, it was to exchange insults."

"You know what my mother used to tell me? She told me that it's hard to trust when all you have from the past is evidence on why you shouldn't, and trusting the person you have grown to dislike, are the people that you should trust the most. I didn't know how much that was true until I experienced it first hand." I replied softly. "Do you want to know who I learned to trust?" I asked.

She looked at me with her soft brown eyes full of curiosity.

"You." I say.